Management
Hovione is an independent family owned international group of companies.
The Company was founded in 1959 by Ivan and Diane Villax, and remains an independent family concern. The board is made up of Villax family members and a majority of independent non-executive directors.
The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the management of the business and is assisted by the Management Board.
The Management Board manages Hovione’s activities and each member is responsible for a specific area of the business.
Board of Directors
Diane Villax
Founder Chairman of the Board
Elie Vannier
Chairman of the BoardMaster of Law and DEA in Political Science from Université Paris-Sorbonne
Guy Villax
CEO and Member of the BoardDegree in Accounting and Financial Management
Francisco van Zeller
Non-Executive Board MemberChemical Engineer
Sofia Villax
Non-Executive Board MemberDegree in Pharmacology
Michel Pettigrew
Non-Executive Board MemberB.COM from McGill University, Montreal and M.B.A. from York University, Toronto
David LaPré
Non-Executive Board MemberBSc Engineering and Life Sciences from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. M.B.A. from New York University.
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Committees of the |
Elie Vannier |
Diane Villax |
Francisco van Zeller |
Sofia Villax |
Michel Pettigrew |
David LaPré |
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Audit, Finance and Risk |
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Remuneration & Nomination |
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Governance & Ethics |
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| Development & Technical Operations |
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Advisor to the Board of Directors
Federico G.M. Mennella
-B.A., cum laude, from Yale and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School
Management Board
Guy Villax
CEO and Member of the BoardDegree in Accounting and Financial Management
António Almeida
CFODegree in Business Administration
Nuno Almeida
VP EngineeringDegree in Mechanical Engineering
Tiago Ferreira de Matos
General CounselDegree in Law. LLM in International Law and Business Administration
Joerg Gampfer, PhD
VP QualityDegree in Chemistry. PhD in Molecular Biology/ Immunology
Filipe Gaspar, PhD
VP R&DDegree in Chemical Engineering. PhD in Chemical Engineering
Luis Gomes
VP ManufacturingDegree in Chemical Engineering
Frédéric Kahn
VP Sales and MarketingDegree in Economics, MBA
Carla Vozone
VP Product Development and LicensingDegree in Pharmacy, MSc in Pharmaceutical Technology, MBA
Frankie Webster
VP Human ResourcesMCIPD, Pgd Personnel Management
Site Management
Filipe Vicente
General Manager, Loures PlantDegree in Chemical Engineering, MBA
Cláudia Ferreira
General Manager, RD LouresDegree in Chemistry, MBA
Filipe Tomás
General Manager, Hovione New JerseyDegree in Chemical Engineering. Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Engineering
Paul Downing
General Manager, Hovione IrelandBSc in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science. PhD in Organic Chemistry
Eddy Leong
General Manager, Hovione MacauDegree in Chemical Engineering